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From: Berkley <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] OT - English Research
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:28:20 -0700
References: <022801c25f60$a977e020$557f0050@caroline>


Hello Caroline,

Thank you for informing us about 'AGRA' and 'Achievements'; both appear to
be excellent sources for help in English research. Thank you, also, for the
links to both sites. I had no trouble accessing the 'Achievements' site;
possibly they did some work on it recently.

Cheers, Berkley

From: "Caroline Gurney" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] OT - English Research


> Frankie wrote:
>
> > Oh, and I also would be happy to know the best way to hire a good
> researcher
> > in England.
>
> Frankie,
>
> I would begin by reading the Society of Genealogists' leaflet "Employing a
> professional researcher: a practical guide" which is online at:
> http://www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/researcher.html.
>
> Always go for a member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers
in
> Archives (AGRA) - the professional body - see www.agra.org.uk (a dreadful
> website - 3 links don't work - but you can access the List of Members if
you
> give it time to load). For Evelyn, the Scottish equivalent is the
> Association of Scottish Genealogists and Record Agents (ASGRA)
> http://www.asgra.co.uk/core.htm .
>
> Personally, I would go for Achievements of Canterbury,
> http://www.achievements.co.uk/index.html, the research arm of the
Institute
> of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. This is because I have personal
> experience of their skills as a student on the IHGS Correspondence Course
in
> Genealogy. They are probably not the cheapest but they are definitely
highly
> competent professionals, well used to tracing the origins of migrant
> ancestors for people in the USA. I hasten to add that I have no financial
> connection with them.
>
> Caroline Gurney
> Portsmouth, UK
>
>

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